It's been a busy week in American soccer news, gaining a German-born player in Fabian Johnson and potentially losing two American-born players in Joe Corona and George John who have been recently linked to Mexican Under-22 and Greek National Team camps, respectively.

Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht's aggregate lead disappeared early in the second match of the Europa League group qualifier series, but they were good enough on the night to get back into the game and come away with a draw in Brussels to advance in the competition.

Anderlecht picked up their first points of the season last night by defeating visiting Mechelen in Jupiler Pro League action. American Sacha Kljestan lit up the scoreboard in the first half before Matias Suarez and Romelu Lukaku both struck after the intermission to assure the victory.

Oguchi Onyewu and Twente took a an icy step towards the Europa League round of 16 with a big win over Rubin Kazan, while Maurice Edu got the start for Rangers in their disappointing home draw against Sporting.

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